Mechanism for actuating cyclometers.



H.V D. WBED & R. CASLER.

MBGHANISM POR AGTUATING GYGLOMBTERS.

APPLIOATIN FILED MAY 22,1907.

Patented Deo.1,1908.

3 SHEBTS-SHBET 1.

H. D. WEED n H. CASLBR.

MEGEANISM FOR AGTUATING GYGLOMBTBRS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22,1907.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

H D WEED & H CASLER l MEGHANISM POR AGTUATING CYGLOMETERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22,1907.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

I HARRY D. WED AND HERMAN CASIER, OF CANASTOTA, NEW VYGRK.

MECHANISM FOR ACTUATING CYCLOM'IRS.

No. 905,61a.

To all whom it may concern:v Be it known that we, HARRY D. WEED andHERMAN CAsLER, citizens of the United States, residing at Canastota, inthe county of Madison .nd State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Mechanism for Actuating Cyclometers, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention .relates to cyclometers or similar instruments or devicesfor indicating the movement of vehicles through the rotation of one ofthe running wheels thereof and more particularly to the mechanism whichis primarily actuated by the rotation of the wheel and from whichmovement is imparted to the indicating instrumentalities proper which,in so far as our invention is concerned, may be of any improved or wellknown construction such, for instance, as the veeder odometer ortachodometer.

One of the objectsl of our invention is to provide a construction inwhich the primary actuating mechanism may be completely vhoused and thusprotected from the elements as well-as fromthe'dust and dirtencounteredin the use of the vehicle to whjch'ilzis applied.

Another object is to provide aicons'truction of steering knuckle andwheel hub adapted to contain'and house the rimaryactuating 'mechanismand a further o ject is to provide a construction of actuating mechanismand housing therefor which is simple in construction and highlyefiicient in use and in which the 'arts of the actuating mechanism arereadily accessible for adjustment, replacement or similar purposes.

. The invention includes the combination .and arrangement' of arts to behereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

For the purpose of clearly disclosinglthe invention to those skilled inthe art we ave illustrated in the accompanying drawings and shall'hereinafter particularly describe in connection therewith a preferredembodiment of our invention but it will be understood that the variousparts may be changed or re-arranged, so long as the combination recitedinanyof the vappended claims are not .departed from, without departingfrom the principle or scope of our invention.

Specification of Letters Patent; Application man may s2, '1907. semi no.375,052.

Patented been 190e.

In the accompanying drawings vFigure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view.Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view o'n the line 2;;2 of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a sectional view on line 3=3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail view ofone of the gears on line 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view. Fig.6 is an elevation of the inner end of the hub with parts broken away.Fig. 7 is a detail erspective view. Fig. 8 is a side view, part y insection, of a modied construction. Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-9 ofFig. 8. Fig. 10 is atop plan view of Figa,

with the axle yoke in section, and Figs. 11

vand 12 are sections on lines 11-11 and 12- suitable steering mechanismin any well tknown or improved manner. is provided with a pocket b2, inalinernent wit The headv b n the stud axle which is normally closed by aremovable cap d, and is furthei pro-1 vided with a depending boss ehavinV a lengthwise bore disposed radially in re e1'-l ence to the axisof the axle.

Anti-friction bearings f of any suitable construction are interposedbetween the hub andthe stud axle but as such structure con stitutes nopart of our invention it is unnec essary to particularly describe thesame.

- The construction of hub illustrated comprises'a barrel A having achannel for the' .reception of the spokes and a hub cap cil threadedupon the outer end of the hub barrel.

The actuating mechanism comprises an The driven mechanism illustratedcomprises a shaft g j oui-naled in a bore extending axially through thestud-axle having one en-d projecting beyond the outer end of thestud-axle and having its opposite end extending into the pocket b2. Asuitable beveled gear h is secured to the latter end of the shafty g anda radially extending arm i is suitably secured to the opposite end oftheshaft. As' illustrated, the last named end of the shaft is of reducedrectangular shape and the end of the arm 'i is provided with an openingof similar shape through which thereduced end of the shaft extends, andfor retaining the arm in position a cotter pin 'L' is provided. A secondbeveled gear c, also located in the` pocket b2 and intermeshing with thegear h, is suitably coupledor. geared to a sleeve or hollow shaft fm.which has a part, projecting on the exterior of the steering knucklewhich is adapted to be coupled to the indicating or recording device.sleeve or shaft m is journaled in the boss e, isprovide'd intermediateof its length with a flange seated inthe end of the boss and is rovidedat its inner end With lugs rm. which mterfit transverse slots k in endof the'hub of the gear k. A bolt n is provided for connecting the sleeveor shaft to the gear k, this bolt having a shank extending through thebore of the sleeve or shaft and threaded into the gear and a headabutting against the outer end of the sleeve lor shaft. y screwing upthis bolt the end of the hub of the gear, and the bolt, are drawntogether, bringing the lugs m into the slots k. At the 4same d. tune,Athe parts are so proportioned that the flange on the sleeve or shaftthen lies'in the groove or rabbet in the lower end 40 of the boss. v

'lhe abutment for coperating with the arm fi, for transmitting therotation of the wheel 'thereto' and to the shaft g, is so constructedand mounted as to permit of its movement relative. to the arm in orderto compensate for disalinement of the wheel,- or the wabblin thereofupon the stud-axle, due to imper ct bearings or to the imperfectadjustment of the latter. As vhere illustrated, the abutment comprises apin o carried by a disk 1 located within the hub cap,

the disk having a plurality of inwardly extending-arms s the ends ofwhich are adapted to lit .Within recesses t in the end of the hubllpurpose of coupling the'abut-v barrel for the ment to the ub. A sprinu, held .in a

' pocket formed axially of the ub cap, bears upon the disk and tends tohold,v the ends of fthe arms within the recesses. 4 I

It will be understood that a1 suital; le flexible shaft may be coupledat one end to the exphsed part of the l,sleeve or shaft m fortransmitting the rotation of lthe 'latter .to the mdica'tor orreeorder.oi-y said sleeve or shaft may' b eijlirectly geared or coupled in any`other suitable way to the recording 0r i dicating instrument which maybe locate on the dash board of the vehicle or placed in any otherdesired position. It will be further understood that as the arm i islocated within the path of movement of the abutment the rotation of thehub will be imparted to the shaft g and through the gears t-Jc to thesleeve or shaft In the modied form shown in Figs. 8 to 12, the vshaft gextends straight through the part b to the rear of the same, where it isprovided with a head m for connection with the'flexible shaft, thebracket or yoke C being enlarged, as shown, to accommodate the bend ofthe said flexible shaft. Since the part b must not turn relatively tothe pivot c which carries it, the two are rigidly connected by means ofa short key as, a groove being provided in the aperture in the top ofthe bracket or yoke C to'register with the key groove :v2 and permit thekey to be driven into place after the parts are assembled. tical pivotor journal cis simply drawn down and'out, as will be readily understood.

We claim:

1. `In a cyclometer actuating mechanism, the combination of a steeringknuckle, a wheel carried thereby having a hub, a shaft adaptedforconnection with a 'cyclometer to actuate the same, and mechanismhoused ,within the steering knuckle and Wheel hub for` transmitting therotation`of .the wheel to the said shaft.

2. In a cyclometer actuating mechanism, the combination of a steeringknuckle, a Wheel carried thereby having a hub, a shaft ladaptedforconnection with a cyclometer to actuate the same; driving mechanismcar- To separate the parts the verried by thesteering knuckle to rotatethey' said shaft, and mechanism movatle with the wheel housed Withinythe hub thereof yfor .actuating'the first mentioned mechanism'.y

3.a cyclometer' actuating mechanism,

the combination of a stud axle, a Wheel mounted thereon having a hubnaled in the stud'axlje'faradia arm on said a shaft jour-v shaft, anabutmentfcaried by the wheel hub co-acting with said arm to rotate thesame, a

shaft adapted for connection `with a cyclometer, and gearing betweenthesaid shafts..

4. The combination with a steering knuckle having an axle, and awheel'mounted on said axle and having a hub, ofy a shaft journaled inthe axle of thev steeringlknuckle,

means' lat the outer end of the axle and housed Within the hub of theWheel forimfl parting Ythe rotation ofv the wheel to vthe shaft, a shaftcarried by the steering knuckle .and adapted for connection with acyclometer, and shafts.

5. The combination with va steering knuclkle havmgastud axle, and awheel a gearing-interposed between the -said the head ha ing a boreradial to the axis of A ried by the hub co-acting with said arm.

the combination with a steering knuckle, in-

hub, rotatably mounted on said axle, of a l shaft journaled in the axle,means at one end of the axle and housed within the hub for imparting therotation of the wheel to the shaft and mechanism adapted for connectionwith a cyclometer, geared to the opposite end of the shaft. v

` 6. In a mechanism for the purpose described, an axle having a headprovided with a recess or pocket, u. shaft journaled in the i axlehaving` one end extending into the l pocket. and its opposite endprojecting through the outer end of the axle, a radially extending armsecured to the latter end, a shaft adapted to be connected to theindicating instrument, gearing located in the pocket interposed betweenthe said shafts, and an abutment carried by the hub cooperating with theradial arm.

7. In a mechanism for the purpose described. an axle ha fing a headpro'.ided with a pocket, a shaft ournaled in the axle ha ing one endextending into the pocket, a boss on the said axle, a shaft journaled insaid bore, gearing interposed between the shafts, and means fortransmitting the rotary mo emelnt of the hub to the shaft journaled inthe ax e.

8. In a mechanism for the purpose described, an axle hazing a headpronided with a pocket, a shaft journaled in the axle haz-ing one endextending into the pocket and its opposite end projecting through theouter end of the axle, a boss on said head ha ing a bore radial to theaxis of the axle, a shaft journaled in said bore, a gear detachablycoupled to the slee e, an iniermeshing gear carried by the iirst namedend of the shaft, a radially extending arm secured to the opposite endof the shaft, and an abutment car- 9. ln a cyclometer actuatingmechanism,

cluding a stud-axle, anda Wheel hub journaledthereon, of a shaftjournaled in the stud-axle and provided with a striker arm, an abutmentcooperating with said arm, .a disk carrying the abutment ha' ing a part'adapted to engage thehub barrel, means for yieldingly .holding the saidparts in engagement With the hub barrel and the abutment in the plane ofthe` striker arm, and mechanism geared to the said shaft and adapted forconnection with a cyclometer to actuate the same.

. 10. The combination with asteering knuckle including a stud-axle, anda Whee hub journaled on the stud-axle, of a shaft journaled' in thestud-axle, means geared to one end thereof adapted for connection with acyclometer to actuate the same, a radial arm secured tog-thel other endof said shaft, a disk housed'wi-thin the hub and pr0',ided With partsdesigned to interengage with the hub barrel, a spring co-acting with thedisk, and anabutment carried by the disk de signed to coperate with theradially extending arm.

11. In combination, a steering knuckle acluding a stud-axle, a wheel hubjournaled thereon including a hub barrel hazing recesses in the outerend thereof, and a hub cap secured upon the outer end of the hub barre ashaft journaled in the stud-axle, means geared to one end of said shaftand adapted for connection with a cyclometer to actuate the same, aradial arm secured to the other end of the shaft, an abutment co-actiagwith said arm, a disk carrying the abutment provided with arms adaptedto extend within the recesses in the hub barrel, and a spring interposedbetween the hub cap and said disk.

12. In combination, a steering knuckle hating a stud-axle, and hazing ahead provided with a pocket opening outwardly, a cap for normallyclosing the pocket and a boss ha ing a bore radial to the axis of theaxle, a slee e or shaft journaled in the b'ore ha ing a iiange abuttingagainst the end of the boss, an exposed part adapted for connection witha cyclometer to actuate the same and haiing an inner end extendingwithin the pocket and provided with lugs; a gear hav ing slots in theend of its hub to recei ,'e the lugs; a bolt for coupling said gear andslee e or shafttogether; a shaft journaled axially of theystud-axle; agear on one end thereof, intermcshing with the first named gear; theopposite end of saidvshaft projecting beyond the end of the stud-axle,"

a radial arm mounted thereon; a disk interposed between the end of thestud-axle and the end of the hub, and provided with arms engaging thehub; and a pin, constituting an abutment, projecting from the disk intothe plane of the radial arm.

13. The combination with an axle and a Wheel journaled thereon, of ashaft ournaled in the axle, means at one end of the axle fortransmitting the rotation of the wheel thereto, an element adapted forconnection With a cyclometer to actuate the same, and gearirlilgfinterposed between said element and the s a t.

14. The combination with an axle and a Wheel' hazing a hub journaledthereon, of a shaft j ournaled in the axle, means at one end of theaxle'housed within the hub of the Wheel for transmitting the rotation ofthe wheel to the shaft, an element adapted for connection With acyclometerto actuate the same, and gearing atthe opposite end of theaxle and housed Within the same for 'transmitting the rotation oftheshaft to said element, substantially as. described.-

15. The combination With an axle, and a Wheel having Aa hub rotatablethereon, of a shaft arranged in an aperture in theaxle and extendingthrough the hub ofthe said Wheel, eating thereto the motion of theWheel, and and means at one end of the shaft for 'commeans at the otherend of the shaft for eon- 10 municating thereto the motion of the whee1.nection with a flexible shaft.

16. The combination with an axle, and a HARRY D. WEED. 5 Wheel having ahub rotatable thereon, of a HERMAN CASLER.

shaft arranged in an aperture in the axle and Witnesses:extending'through the hub of the said Wheel, CHAs. W. JONES, I

means at onelend of the shaft for communi- L. R. COOPER.

